Stiffening-plate for neckties



(No Model.)

B. L. WALLACE. STIFPBNING PLATE FOR NEGKTIES.

No. 494,501. Patented Mama, 1893..

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWVARD L. WALLACE, OF SPENOERPORT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK D.HILL, OF DRYDEN, NEW YORK.

'STlFFENlNG-PLATE FOR NECKTIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 494,501, dated March28, 1893. Application filed January 7, 1893. Serial No. 457,614:- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. WALLACE,

- of Spencerport, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in stiffening- Plates forNeckties; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being had to the drawingsaccompanying this specification.

My improvement relates to metallic stiffeners for neck-ties, and isdesigned to occupy the whole area of the pad, forming a stiffening andstay to the same, and at the same time a guide to direct the loose endof the strap in passing through the pad, thus obviating the difficultywhich occurs in guiding the strap through the ordinary loose pad. Thestiffener also embodies corner pieces which are turned down on the innerside embracing the corners of the pad and forming a guide to the end ofthe strap in entering.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings-'Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper portion ofthe tie. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a diagonal crosssection of the device in line a: a; of Fig. 1, and in the line of thepassage of the loose end of the strap through the pad. Fig. 4 is anelevation of the stiffener or form.

A indicates the stiffener. It is cut from thin sheet metal, of the sameshape as the pad in which it fits, being broad at its top, narrow at itsbottom, and somewhat curved in horizontal section. It is cut withangular corner pieces a a at the top, and with lining strips 11 b at topand bottom, which are turned inward and folded flat on the body of theplate. The pin 0, which is stationary with the plate, is passed throughsmall holes made in the lower fold bits upper end being turned under thefold and is secured by a drop of solder, or by any other suitable means.Furthermore the plate is provided with a set of holes d d d on each sidefor the attachment of the fabric. The front covering and lining f coverthis plate and are attached at the sides by sewing through the holes atd 01 just described. The top fold which covers the top edge of the plateis attached at the back to the lining and is tucked down inside. The

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bottom lengths h h are attached to the bottom of the lining and thecollar strap i is attached at one of the upper. corners in the usualway. A back covering is also attached at its sides to the edges of thepad overlapping the stiffening plate. When this is done the metalliccorner pieces aa of the stiltening plate are turned down on the innerside as shown in Fig. 2. These corner pieces are of importance andconstitute a novel feature as they clamp the upper corners of the padconfining them in place and prevent the fabric from slipping up over thestifiener and furthermore on the side where the loose strap is insertedthe corner piece holds the cloth open at the point of insertionand'always insures a ready entrance. In ordinary ties the orificefrequently closes and it is difficult to insert the end of the strap.The plate by occupying the Whole surface of the pad insures the readypassage of the end of the strap from top to bottom, obviating thedifficulties in common ties from the catching of the end of the strap,and the plate also keeps the pad in proper shape.

The upper edge of the plate A is curved in horizontal section, but thebottom of said plate is preferably made straight in order to bring thefabric close together at that point and obviate unnecessary projectionat the lower end of the pad. Instead of the holes cl (:1 at the edges ofthe plate any other suitable means may be used for attaching the fabricat those points.

Having described my invention, I do not claim, broadly, a stiffener forneckties; but what I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

The combination, with a neck tie, of a stiffening plate provided withthe angular corner pieces a a at the upper corners, said corner piecesextending through the openings at the corners of the tie and beingturned outward and backward, as and for the purpose specitied.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

EDWARD L. WALLACE. Witnesses:

R. F. OSGOOD, CHAS. A. WIDENER.

